Florida State University

News about Florida State University, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 7, 2015

Florida State dismiss quarterback De'Andre Johnson after video surfaces of him punching woman at bar. MORE

Jul. 1, 2015

Florida State University freshman quarterback De’Andre Johnson is charged with battery for allegedly punching woman at Tallahassee, Fla, bar; is suspended indefinitely from football team. MORE

May. 20, 2015

Former University of Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson announces plan to transfer to Florida State University for fifth year of eligibility. MORE

Apr. 23, 2015

Florida State athletic director Stan Wilcox says university will investigate statement made by former quarterback Jameis Winston in connection with shoplifting incident. MORE

Apr. 17, 2015

Former Florida State University student Erica Kinsman files lawsuit claiming she was forcibly raped by Jameis Winston, former quarterback at same school; suit comes two weeks before NFL draft, for which Winston is expected to be a top pick. MORE

Apr. 5, 2015

Former Florida State defensive back P J Williams is charged with driving under the influence. MORE

Feb. 13, 2015

College Basketball Roundup; University of North Carolina women's team defeats Florida State University, 71-63; other men's and women's scores noted. MORE

Feb. 10, 2015

Duke University beats Florida State University, 73-70; other college basketball scores noted. MORE

Jan. 8, 2015

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston declares that he will enter NFL draft on same day that woman who has accused him of rape files lawsuit against university. MORE

Jan. 3, 2015

William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column holds that College Football Playoff semifinal game in which Oregon crushed undefeated and defending national champions Florida State, 59-20, serves as proof to other final teams--Florida State, Alabama and Ohio State--that they belong in the playoffs; notes of the four final teams, Oregon is only one to not have won a BCS national championship. MORE

Jan. 3, 2015

Jan. 2, 2015

Oregon stuns Florida State with 59-20 victory in Rose Bowl, which serves as semifinal in inaugural season of four-team College Football Playoff; Oregon will face Ohio in Jan 12 title game. MORE

Dec. 31, 2014

Florida State and Oregon will meet in Rose Bowl, and coach FSU Jimbo Fisher has had to confront questions about his program in the face of an embarrassing string of arrests and investigations involving more than a dozen Seminole players; irony of situation is not lost on Oregon, a team previously scorned for an onslaught of off-season, off-the-field player problems, including domestic violence and drunken driving. MORE

Dec. 24, 2014

Juliet Macur Sports of The Times column holds Florida State University is complicit in clearing quarterback Jameis Winston of rape allegation from 2012; notes student conduct hearing transcript obtained by The New York Times upholds accuser's story; states anyone who has supported Florida State's football program for past couple of years should feel dirty. MORE

Dec. 22, 2014

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is cleared of all charges after investigative hearing into 2012 rape accusation; former Florida Supreme Court justice Major B Harding, who presided over hearing, says evidence did not show that Winston violated university's student code of conduct. MORE

Dec. 10, 2014

Marc Tracy On College Football column examines conspicuous absence of Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston among list of finalists for the Heisman Trophy; speculates that Winston's involvement in off-the-field scandals has run afoul of word 'integrity' in award's mission statement, blocking him from a second consecutive victory, but notes that there is no official reason that he should have been left out of consideration. MORE

Dec. 8, 2014

Marc Tracy On College Football column; Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State are four teams selected for first ever college football playoff; Big 12 conference is left out after Texas Christian and Baylor miss the cut; Alabama and Ohio State will meet in Sugar Bowl and Oregon and Florida State will face off in Rose Bowl; winners will play for winner-take-all national title. MORE

Dec. 7, 2014

Florida State defeats Georgia Tech, 37-35, to win its third consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championship; victory makes it hard for College Football Playoff selection committee to keep them out of a semifinal game. MORE

Dec. 5, 2014

Five-page letter written by Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston as part of Title IX proceeding is leaked to press, and then quickly posted online, escalating animosity between lawyers on both sides; Title IX lawyers for accuser express outrage that confidential legal document was released by Winston's attorney, David Cornwell. MORE

Dec. 4, 2014

Testimony in Florida State's hearing into 2012 rape allegation against quarterback Jameis Winston concludes, and moves into deliberation phase for Major B Harding, former Florida Supreme Court chief justice who presided over proceedings. MORE

Dec. 3, 2014

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston appears at university code of conduct hearing over allegations that he sexually assaulted a female student two years earlier; two of Winston's teammates called to give testimony decline to answer questions. MORE

Nov. 23, 2014

College Football Top 25 Roundup; No 1 Florida State remains perfect with 20-17 victory over Boston College; other college football scores noted. MORE

Nov. 22, 2014

Questions about rampant off-field scandals for Florida State football team are conspicuously absent during coach Jimbo Fisher's weekly radio call-in show. MORE

Nov. 21, 2014

Authorities say Myron May, gunman who shot three people at Florida State University Strozier Library, was alumnus and his journals and videos reveal he felt government was watching him; two victims remain hospitalized with one in critical condition and the other in good condition; third was treated and released; May was shot and killed by police during gun battle. MORE

Nov. 19, 2014

Analysis; 12-member college football playoff selection committee indicates supremacy of Southeastern Conference in latest rankings, which consist of Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Mississippi State, in that order. MORE

Nov. 16, 2014

College Football Top 25 Roundup; Florida State continues its season of rallies by erasing a 16-point deficit and topping host Miami, 30-26; other college football scores noted. MORE

Nov. 15, 2014

Review of law enforcement records and interviews with people involved in car accident involving Florida State University cornerback P J Williams finds that Williams was given break by Tallahassee police; police initially labeled accident a hit and run, but later decided to issue Williams two traffic tickets; accident comes amid heightened national scrutiny of preferential treatment given to athletes. MORE

Nov. 15, 2014

Twitter accidentally blocks link to New York Times article on lenient treatment by police for Florida State University football players, marking content as spam for about an hour. MORE

Nov. 13, 2014

Disciplinary hearing to examine whether Florida State football player Jameis Winston violated school’s honor code has been postponed to December 1 after his lawyer requests more time to prepare; hearing concerns allegation that Winston raped a fellow student in late 2012. MORE

Nov. 12, 2014

College Football Playoff committee releases latest rankings, with Ohio State moving from number 8 to 14; Mississippi State retains top position, while Florida State drops from second to third. MORE

Nov. 5, 2014

Student code of conduct hearing for Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is set for November. MORE

Nov. 5, 2014

Selection committee for College Football Playoff rankings releases its second set of rankings, leaving Mississippi State, Florida State and Auburn unchanged in top three slots; Oregon moves into No. 4 spot. MORE

Oct. 31, 2014

Florida State defeats Louisville, 42-31, for its fourth straight victory. MORE

Oct. 29, 2014

College Football Playoff selection committee reveals its first set of rankings, placing Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Mississippi as its top four teams. MORE

Oct. 29, 2014

Miranda Wilhelm, girlfriend of Florida State running back Karlos Williams, asks Tallahassee Police Department to terminate its investigation into the domestic battery complaint it received against Williams. MORE

Oct. 28, 2014

Florida State running back Karlos Williams is under investigation over an accusation of domestic battery; Williams, a senior and the Seminoles’ leading rusher with 378 yards and seven touchdowns, is third Florida State starter to face an abuse claim in the past two years. MORE

Oct. 20, 2014

William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column holds that Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston appeared unflappable in leading team to come-from-behind win over Notre Dame, but he has not demonstrated the same maturity on campus; notes that Florida State is in process of scheduling a student judiciary hearing for Winston in connection to rape accusation from December 2012; adds that Winston also faces accusations of taking money in exchange for signing memorabilia. MORE

Oct. 19, 2014

Oct. 19, 2014

Op-Ed article by author Buzz Bissinger contends that to understand sports scandals like ones involving Jameis Winston at Florida State or Ray Rice in the NFL or the Sayreville, NJ, high school football team, one must start with fact that elite athletes are coddled and shut off from real world; notes that top athletes rarely face accountability in real life in the same way they do on the field or court. MORE

Oct. 18, 2014

Controversy surrounding Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, who is again under investigation for rules violation, has galvanized local support of team ahead of its matchup with No 5-ranked Notre Dame. MORE

Oct. 12, 2014

Examination of police and court records in Tallahassee, Fla, along with interviews with witnesses, finds that police have on numerous occasions soft-pedaled allegations of wrongdoing by Florida State University football players; deeply flawed handling of rape allegation against quarterback Jameis Winston in 2013 drew attention to institutional failures by law enforcement and university officials. MORE

Sep. 30, 2014

North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren says Florida State faked injuries to slow down the Wolfpack in the Seminoles 56-41 win in college football. MORE

Sep. 28, 2014

Sep. 24, 2014

Florida State University’s board votes 11 to 2 to hire State Sen John Thrasher as its next president despite significant campus opposition. MORE

Sep. 21, 2014

Marc Tracy On College Football column notes that Florida State’s decision to lengthen the suspension of star quarterback Jameis Winston may have come about because of an uneasy coexistence between big business and amateurism in the top tier of college sports. MORE

Sep. 20, 2014

Florida State reverses course, suspending quarterback Jameis Winston for the whole game, instead of the first half, against Clemson, after Winston shouted an obscene statement in the student union. MORE

Sep. 18, 2014

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, reigning Heisman Trophy winner, is suspended for the first half of upcoming game against Clemson for shouting an obscene comment on campus. MORE

Sep. 15, 2014

Examination of sexual assault complaints by Florida State University students shows pattern in which Tallahassee and university police dropped cases if victims did not explicitly ask police to investigate; experts say what happens in Tallahassee is common, although police forces are being encouraged to alter their habits. MORE

Sep. 5, 2014

Florida State University begins disciplinary inquiry into female student's accusation of sexual assault by quarterback Jameis Winston, nearly 21 months after she first came forward. MORE

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